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Premier League · Regular Season - 35 · 2027-05-08 14:00 UTC · Craven Cottage, London

FulhamTeam strength 1813.1 · projected league finish #12
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Fulham
single most likely score: 20 (11.7%)
IpswichTeam strength 1640 · projected league finish #19
Fulham wins 62.1%Draw — neither team wins 23.8%Ipswich wins 14.1%Average simulated goals 1.950.84

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Fulham have the highest number? Fulham currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Fulham playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.95for Fulham and 0.84 for Ipswich. That makes Fulham the highest of the three result estimates at 62.1%. For the full league season, Fulham is projected to earn about 51points and Ipswich about 30. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Fulham a 62.1% chance of beating Ipswich at home in the Premier League on 2027-05-08, with 23.8% for the draw and 14.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (11.7%), with average simulated goals of 1.950.84; the chance of both teams scoring is 49.9% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores
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07.53.92.20.60.10.0
110.711.44.21.20.20.0
211.79.84.11.10.20.0
37.66.42.70.70.20.0
43.73.11.30.40.10.0
5+2.11.70.70.20.00.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores
20 11.7%11 11.4%10 10.7%21 9.8%30 7.6%00 7.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score49.9%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Fulham avoids defeat85.9%
Ipswich avoids defeat37.9%
Fulham allows no goals43.3%
Ipswich allows no goals14.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Fulham513.9%2.4%
Ipswich3082.9%

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